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Mozilla VP confirms that Firefox won’t be ported to iOS until Apple relaxes web browser stipulations

If you were hoping to see Firefox on your iOS browser, it might never happen. Per CNET, Mozilla vice president Jay Sullivan was quoted as saying that Firefox will not be coming to iPads and iPhones until Apple decides to loosen the restrictions governing browsers iOS. The comments, which came at a South by Southwest […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 19.0.2 update

Hey, an update’s an update. On Friday, Mozilla.org released version 19.0.2 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 39.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: – Security-driven release: [Fixed] Use-after-free in HTML Editor. Firefox 19.0.2 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run. […]

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Researcher locates HTML 5 exploit, floods hard drive with cat images in proof of concept video

In as much as Java and Adobe Flash Player have taken recent beatings where security is concerned, apparently no platform is safe. Per the BBC, a recently discovered flaw in the HTML 5 coding language could allow websites to bombard users with gigabytes of junk data, with a number of popular browsers being open to […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 19.0.1 update

Well, a new update can’t hurt. On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 19.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 39.6 megabyte download and adds as-yet-unspecified fixes and changes. Long story short, if you’re feeling a bit courageous, give it a try and let us know what you think in the comments. Firefox 19.0.1 […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox 19.0 update

You can’t knock a company that regularly updates its software. On Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 19.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 39.6 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes: – Built-in PDF viewer. – Canvas elements can export their content as an image blob using canvas.toBlob(). – Startup performance […]